A wheat quality classification for wheat varieties that meet certain stringent
requirements that result in high-quality flours suitable for a wide range
of European breads, Middle Eastern flat breads and a number of Asian products.

The conversion of one natural product to another natural product using
biological means.

A revolutionary shift in the chemical industry worldwide, away from petrochemical
feedstocks and towards biological catalysts. This shift is being driven
by diminishing petrochemical resources, concerns about high-energy/ high-waste
chemical manufacturing processes, and increasing demand for complex chemical
products which can be made only by biological catalysts.

The plan is designed to be the principal source of information about
the GRDC's policies, programs and operations. It describes the GRDC;
defines its business environment and key factors for the period to 2007;
lays down, in the context of the business environment, the GRDC's
planned outcomes and strategic priorities for investing in R&D; and
outlines the strategies that the GRDC intends to adopt to achieve those
outcomes.

Each year the plan is reviewed and its objectives are addressed in an
annual operational plan.

effectiveness

In the context of the CAC Act, the extent to which an Australian Government
authority has achieved the objectives or discharged the functions, as the
case requires, set out in its enabling legislation.

efficiency

In the context of the CAC Act, the extent to which an Australian Government
authority has maximised the outputs produced from a given level and quality
of inputs or minimised the inputs used to produce a given level and quality
of outputs.

EMS

Environmental Management System

EMT

GRDC Executive Management Team

Environmental management system

A rigorous management process that primary producers can use to improve
and document their environmental management practices.

Within in an organisation, groups defined on the basis of common business
activities and deliverables.

MAS

Marker-Assisted Selection

Minister, the

The Australian Government Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry,
within whose portfolio the GRDC is established. See also 'ministerial
powers'.

ministerial powers

Powers exercised under the provisions of legislation (especially the PIERD
Act) by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister, or any other relevant minister of the Australian
Government.

Montreal Protocol

An international protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer,
designed to protect the stratospheric ozone layer.

Planting decisions made on the basis of available soil moisture and attractive
prices. This strategy is practised mainly in Northern Australia, where there
is no fixed season for single cropping (growing only one crop on a particular
piece of land).

outcome

The intended results or consequences of actions by the GRDC and its R&D
partners for the grains industry and for Australia's economic, environmental
and social resources. The GRDC's outcome for 2004-05, as described
in the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Portfolio Budget Statement, is: 'through its commitment to innovation,
an Australian grains industry that is profitable and environmentally sustainable
for the benefit of the industry and wider community'.

outputs

The goods and services (mainly knowledge, processes and technology) that
the GRDC and its R&D partners produce for external organisations or
individuals.

PA

Precision Agriculture

parliamentary secretary, the

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry, who exercises ministerial powers in relation to rural R&D
corporations.

pathways to market

The series of targets needing to be achieved to ensure the GRDC's
R&D efforts result in products and services that can be utilised by
Australian graingrowers.

performance

Demonstrated proficiency in acquiring resources economically and using
these resources efficiently and effectively in achieving the GRDC's
outcomes.

The use of spatial information (such as yield maps) to better match crop
agronomy techniques, such as fertiliser application, to paddock variability.

proof of concept

Experimental evidence that a particular idea, system or technique is workable,
usually demonstrated on a small scale and/or in a model system.

quality management

The management of all activities through a systematic and determined focus
on continual improvement, above minimum levels of performance set by a formal
quality management standard. The quality management standard against which
the GRDC was certified when this report was published was ISO 9001:2000.

R&D

research and development

rate of return

Farm profit as a percentage of farm capital.

receival standards

Criteria applied at the point of grower delivery of grain to the handling/marketing
system. Receival standards cover quality attributes (for example, variety,
protein, moisture, screenings and so on, in the case of wheat), set allowable
levels of defective grains, and set limits on contaminants such as weed
seeds, insects and non-millable material. Receival standards are crop-specific
and differ for various quality grades.

research partners

Individuals or organisations investing in or undertaking R&D activities.